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History of a Painting - The 4 Seasons of Outhouses

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Real Estate Agent with Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC RB14037276

History of a Painting -  The 4 Seasons of Outhouses


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acrylic Paintings by Larry Johnston©

Paintings and prints of paintings were popular in the 1980's and 90's in various sets.  Rather than showing each individual painting in this set, I am writing about them as a group.  I painted varous outhouses, covering the 4 seasons.

 Check out some of my other Paintings and the stories behind them:

Shrimp Boat,....  Wings for You,....  Texas Tavern,....  Columbia Street Roastery,....  FOX Theatre, Atlanta, The King & I,....  Luigi's Pizza,....  Tilley's Trolley,....  Sixes Road Mill,.... Savannah, GA Carriage,.... Hope Train Depot,....  Jackson Drink Stand,....  Euharlee Covered Bridge - Spring,....  Toy Ferris Wheel,....  Roselawn,....  Sewing Machine,.... Rosie's Diner, 2nd painting,.... Billy Goat Tavern,....    The Varsity - 2nd painting,....  The Varsity,....   Wickers End,....  LaSalle Hotel Rooftop Sign,....  Waffle House,....    Crown Point, IN Jail,....  Roses and the Old,....  Train,....  Norman's,....  Sinclair Gas Pump,....  Wicker Guest House,....  Ted Peter's Smoked Fish,....  Stone Mounain Grist Mill,....  Classic Milk Shake,....  Juke Box Song Selector,....  Thrasher Bros Warehouse,....  Wood & Swank Post Office,....  Restored Truck,....  Brown Barn Texaco,....  Weldy School,....  Broken Swing,....  Chicago Theatre,....  Bonnie Doon Ice Cream, S. Mich. St.,....  Armuchee House,....  The Corner Shelf,....  Loew's Jersey Theatre,....  Marathon Gas Pump,....  Calloway's Round Barn,....  River Street, Savannah, GA,....  Court House, Crown Point, IN,....  Pooles Mill Covered Bridge,....  Steak and Shake,....  The Peanut Shop,....  Hot Diggity Dogs,....  Wrigley Field,.... Piano Through a Window,.... The Coconut Tree,....  Barber Tonics,.... Pelican Diner,.... A & W Drive-in,.... The Lantern,.... The FOX Theatre, Atlanta,...  Tri-Way Outdoor Theatre,...  Rexall Drug Store,...  A Family Homestead,...  The Palace Theatre,...  Angel's Diner,...  Krispy Kreme, Gainsville, Florida,...  Bonnie Doon US31,...  Ross Diner,...  The Gag & Heave,... A&W Root Beer Barrel,...  Bonnie Doon, Lincolnway, Mishawaka, IN,...  Train Depot, Cartersville, GA,...  Dairy Queen,...  Firestone Store,...  The South Shore,...  The Gathering Place,...  4-Way Lunch,...  Mustard and Ketchup,... McDonald's,...  Lost Mountain Store,...   The Big Chicken,...  Euharlee, GA. Covered Bridge,...  Juliette, GA Church,...  Fried Green Tomatoes House,...  Whistle Stop Cafe,...   Whistle Stop Train Depot,...  Tilley Park,...   Jimmy's Hurricane,...   Barber Chair,...  Fire Truck,...   Rosies Diner,... Judge Roy Bean's   

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If you know someone who wants to Buy or Sell a Home in Elkhart County,

St Joseph County, or surrounding areas, have them call me:

Larry Johnston, 574-304-7577

Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC

Elkhart, Indiana

or email larry@larry-johnston.com

Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Larry Johnston,  My parents had a double seater outhouse in the mountains at the cabin in the 50's.  Have a good one.

Jun 28, 2015 04:57 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Larry - that brings me back to my days as a Boy Scout.

Jun 28, 2015 05:00 AM
Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

Luckily, I've only used one in public parks and only when it was totally necessary.  I like your style Larry.

Jun 28, 2015 06:15 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Larry I have a Realtor partner who wrote a book on outhouses.  She would love these paintings.

Jun 28, 2015 08:41 AM
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

Just imagine having to use that one in the winter. Brrrrr. You do have a great eye, Larry. I love it when you share images of your paintings. 

Jun 28, 2015 09:42 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

The outhouse set was one of the  most popular, and still would be if we were selling them.  Everyone loved them!

Jun 28, 2015 10:08 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Wow, you've done a lot of paintings!  Good for you!

Jun 28, 2015 10:21 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Larry

Your painting is creative and a real eye catcher . . . .

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Jun 28, 2015 11:58 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

I'm sure no one had a magazine rack in the first one

Jun 28, 2015 12:02 PM
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Hello Larry,

Great painting series...and I am cracking up at Ed Silva's comment! 

Jun 28, 2015 12:24 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Four Seasons of Outhouses;  sounds like a great title for an art exhibit.

Thanks for sharing more of your great art Larry Johnston !

 

Jun 28, 2015 04:15 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Prety neat Larry.  A place to go no matter what the weather is!   

Jun 28, 2015 08:58 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Larry, you definitely have all four seasons shown in your paintings, and you are very talented!

Jun 28, 2015 11:05 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

I love this series Larry. Now, for some reason, I'm hearing Vivaldi's Four Seasons in my head now. It's great Outhouse music. ;)

Jun 29, 2015 02:19 AM
Sussie Sutton
David Tracy Real Estate - Houston, TX
David Tracy Real Estate for Buyers & Sellers

As a young girl that was what we had. Every time we went into one we had to check for snakes, spiders, and wasps of all types. In the winter it was aweful cold and in the summer ... well it was aweful. 

Jun 29, 2015 02:27 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your paintings and some of the history behind them.

Jul 02, 2015 12:14 AM
Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

This series brings back memories of my very young days at the family lake house before indoor plumbing. We had a double outhouse and oh boy was it scary to go out there in the middle of the pitch black night!

Jul 11, 2015 03:09 AM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408 - Daytona Beach, FL
Buy Daytona condos for heavenly good prices

That's what we had when I was young. In our Russian winters, it was not the best memory of mine :)

Jan 17, 2016 11:06 AM